Trauma: Life in the E.R. (1997)

Season 4

Trauma: Life in the E.R. is a medical-based television reality show that formerly ran on TLC from 1997 to 2002 and reruns are currently airing on Discovery Fit & Health. At its peak, Trauma was one of TLC's top-rated shows and spawned two spin-offs, Paramedics and Code Blue.

Released Sept. 30, 1997 Episode 60 min 10+

Genres: Documentary, Reality TV

Keywords: imdb.er, imdb.trauma, imdb.patient, imdb.nurse, imdb.hospital, imdb.emergency-room, imdb.doctor + 2 more, imdb.blood, awards.emmy-award-nominated

Watch Providers: Spectrum On Demand

Network: TLC

Country: United States
Languages: English

IMDb

8.3

/257/

Trakt

/5/

TMDb

/4/

S4E1 - Road Warriors

S4E2 - Survival Instinct

S4E3 - Too Much Fun

Within an hour of Portland, Oregon, one can ski Mount Hood, surf the Oregon Coast or sail the Columbia River Gorge. But alcohol and recklessness can turn sport into nightmare, and the staff of Legacy Emanuel Hospital must pick up the pieces.

Oct. 12, 1999, midnight

S4E4 - Total Divert

San Francisco General is the only level one trauma center in the city. The ER is almost always on total divert, meaning ambulances must take all new patients to other area hospitals. Only the critically injured remain, and it's still standing room only.

Oct. 21, 1999, midnight

S4E5 - In the Driver's Seat

Pittsburgh is ranked the safest U.S. city, but this doesn't count the injuries that people inflict upon each other and themselves. The Allegheny General's trauma team is pushed to its limit with head injuries, brain surgery and a horse attack.

Oct. 26, 1999, midnight

S4E6 - Cross Currents

At the Level One Trauma Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, most patients arrive with multiple life-threatening injuries. The trauma team's first job is to prioritize their care and address the most immediate damage.

Nov. 2, 1999, midnight

S4E7 - Endless Mission

Crisis is the mode of operation at the University of Texas San Antonio Hospital. A family is injured in a minivan roll-over, an elderly rancher is trampled by a bull, and one of the trauma team's own is stuck by a needle filled with a patient's blood.

Nov. 16, 1999, midnight

S4E8 - Handle With Care

Savannah's raucous St. Patrick's Day celebration increases the workload for emergency doctors at Memorial Health when a 1,500-pound beam falls on a construction worker, a car crash victim must have an arm amputated, and a man is slashed in a scuffle.

Nov. 23, 1999, midnight

S4E9 - The Long Haul

Though gruff and weary on the outside, the trauma team at Legacy Emanuel Hospital in Portland, Oregon, have a deep love and dedication for their work. When patients need it the most, their skill and humor can heal almost any wound.

Dec. 7, 1999, midnight

S4E10 - Life Less Ordinary

Meet the ethnically diverse staff of San Francisco General Hospital Medical Center. S.F. General is a teaching hospital and the attending physicians do double duty as they take care of their patients while teaching students and residents.

Dec. 14, 1999, midnight

S4E11 - No Place Like Home

Many people leave Pittsburgh but many people return for the rivers, fields and charm of the city. Pittsburgh's Allegheny General Hospital (AGH) is the city's finest level one trauma center and the staff do their best to treat every patient like family.

Dec. 28, 1999, midnight

Network: TLC

Episode Runtime: 60 min.

Season Runtime: 60 min.

Released: Sept. 30, 1997

Last Air Date: Nov. 25, 2002, midnight

Status: Ended

Certification: TV-PG / 10+

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